Mount Padang

Mount Padang

Mount Padang, which is sometimes also referred to as Gunung Padang, is a megalithic site found in Indonesia, in a small village called Karyamukti. Megalithic sites are sites that are constructed using large stones to make monuments, typically for religious reasons, and sometimes for political leaders. Its use is not overly known, which has lead pseudo-archaeologists to try and answer that question. The site has been excavated once over the year of 2014, and several surveys have been conducted that tell archaeologists, and even geologists what lie beneath the surface.

Discovery

Originally discovered in 1914 by Dutch colonists. The Dutch have had a long standing colonization of Indonesia, and more specifically the island of Java, where Mount Padang sits. The Dutch were interested in colonizing this island after the collapse of the Dutch East India Company, so as to set up a new administration here. Java was the main focus for the Dutch, as it was determined the other islands of Indonesia would not profit the Dutch like Java would. This area endured many years of war between those who wanted to take control of the land, and those who were indigenous to the island of Java. The Dutch took control of

Significance

its important

Pseudosignificance

its somewhat important but more so crazy